# Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified at Thurman Transportation, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025021331` · 2/11/2025 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact tissue
- **Source:** Lime, calcium oxide
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Thurman Transportation, Inc.
- **Location:** 3500 W 35th street, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78731
- **NAICS:** 484220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was offloading lime from a delivery truck. The line became clogged, and the employee hit it with a hammer. The chemical burst out of the hose and burned both the employee's eyes. The employee was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*